Adam Bede
/ˌædəm ˈbiːd/
/ˌædəm ˈbiːd/
- the first novel (1859) by George Eliot. Adam Bede, a carpenter in a village in the English Midlands, falls in love with a beautiful young woman, but she has a tragic affair with another man. Later, Adam falls in love with and marries her cousin, a good, calm and religious person.